Drawer guide



F. VOGT DRAWER GUIDE Dec. 23, 1930.

Filed Sept.

2 Sheets-Sheet l F. VOGT DRAWER GUID E Dec. 23, 1930.

Filed Sept. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 30 furniture already manufactured.

Patented Dec. 23, 1930 UNITED STATES- FRITZ veer, OF PORTLAND, OREGONDRAWER GUIDE Application filed September 27, 1928. Serial No. 308,616.

My invention relates to sliding drawerangle's to provide lateralguide-flanges, the

guides and the like.

At present, furniture such as desks, bureaus, cabinets and the like,which are manufactured in large quantities, entirely by machine methods,do not permit of the careful and accurate work of the cabinet maker, infitting the drawers in their compartments; and to assure suliicientclearance for the sliding movement of the drawers, the compartments aremade relatively larger than the drawer; this however permits lateralmoveinent of the drawer in its compartment'with the result that if-thedrawer is not moved in a line parallel with the side walls of thecompartment, it will tend tostick and jam.

The object of my invention is to provide simple and efficient means,adapted to be economically manufactured from relatively light sheetmetal in two operations, that is,

' drawers to bind and stick when being opened and closed, will beavoided.

A further object of my invention is to. provide an economical drawerguide, also adapted to be conveniently installed in pieces of A stillfurther object of my invention is to provide a drawer guide, formedU-shaped in cross section, the sides of the U-shaped portionbeing spacedapart, so that the end of 3 the bolt securing the guide element carriedby the drawer, may be projected downwardly, in the said U-shaped space,without interfering with the longitudinal movement of the drawer,thereby simplifying the attach- 40 ine-nt of the guide element to thedrawer; and

further by adapting the guide-rail to extend through the front portionof the drawer compartment. The drawer will be adapted to be removedwithout detaching any part of the guide from either the drawer or itscomparttremitics of the legs bent outward at right said legs havingsubstantial height, the opp0- site ends of the legs having portionslongitudinally slitted,and such portions being bent to projectlaterally, to provideears adapted for being fastened to the interiorfaces of the frame-bars of the structure, with the end portions of thedrawer guide above said ears, extending over and supported by said framebars, whereby to brace the latter, in combi nation with a drawerprovided on its underside with guide-means cooperating with said drawerguide.

These and other incidental features of my invention, the details ofconstruction and mode of installation are hereinafter more fullydescribed with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 shows a central longitudinal section taken through adrawer andits compartment and illustrates the embodiment of myinvention'therewith;

Fig. 2 shows'a fragmentary view taken from the underside of a drawer andits compartmentand illustrates further details of arrangement;

. Fig. 3 shows a fragmentary perspective view of my drawerguide;

Fig. 4 shows a perspective View of a drawer with the guide elementaffixed thereto;

Fig. 5 shows a section taken on the line 55 of Fig. 1 and illustratesfurther details of construction; and

Fig. 6 shows a fragmentary, perspective view of a drawer and itscompartment and the relative arrangement of my guide therein.

My invention comprises with reference to th figures, an elongateguide-rail a. U-shaped in cross section, with the legs thereof formingan intermediate space b between, the said legs being provided at theirtops with longitudinal, outwardly projecting flanges 0, (Z,

perpendicular to the said U-shapcd portion.

The rear end of the guide-rail is provided with lateral ears 6,perpendicular to the said flanges 0, (Z and the forward end of theguiderail is cut away as at f and provided with similar ears (1, locatedinwardly of the end thereof.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 6 the guide-rail a is adapted to be centrallyand longitudinally arranged in the bottom plane of the drawercompartment in parallel alignment with the side walls 2 and secured tothe rear wall 3 and the front section 4, by the ears 6, and g,respectively, by screws or other suitable means inserted through holesa, g. A notch 4a is formed-in the front section 4 to accommodate theprojecting forward ends of the guide-rail a.

A guide element 7' is provided adapted to be secured to the undersideofthe drawer bottom 6, comprising inturned companion portions in,adapted to be slidably arranged over the flanges c and d, Fig. 5.

The guide element is secured to the bottom of the drawer by bolts on orsimilar means, the head m of which will be flush with the inner surfaceof the drawer bottom and the other end of which will project downwardlyinto the space 6 between the U-shaped sidesof the guide, to which a nutm may be threaded.

By this construction the downwardly projecting portion of the bolt andits nut will be accommodated without interfering with the slidingmovement of the drawer.

Further, by providing a notch 4a in the front section of the drawercompartment and extending the guide-rail until it is flush with theouter surface of the compartment, the drawer may be removed, withoutdetaching any part of the drawer guide from either the drawer or itscompartment.

Furthermore, by forming the guide-rail U-shaped in cross section, with asubstantial space between the sides, the tendency of the metal to breakwhile being folded is reduced.

I claim:

1. In a structure having a drawer, a drawer-guide comprising a one-piecemetal sheet formed U-shaped in cross-section, with the upper extremitiesof the legs bent outward at right angles to provide lateralguideflariges, the said legs having substantial height, the oppositeends of the legs having portions longitudinally slitted, and suchportions being bent to project laterally, to provide ears adapted forbeing fastened to the interior faces of the frame-bars of the structure,with the end portions of the drawer guide above said ears,.extendingover and supported by said frame-bars, whereby to brace the latter, incombination with a drawer provided on its underside with guide-meanscooperating with said drawer guide.

2. In a structure having a drawer, a

drawer-guide comprising .a one-piece metal sheet formed U-shaped incross-section, with the upper extremities of the legs bent outward atright angles to provide lateral guideflanges, the said legs havingsubstantial height, the opposite ends of the legs having portionslongitudinally slitted, and such porthe latter.

FRITZ VOGT.

